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By Alex McVeigh

The Connection

The McLean Project for the Artshosted its annual ArtFest onSunday, Oct. 2, and, despite therain, hundreds of people came

out to browse local art, listen to music andmake some art of their own.

The event, which took place at McLeanCentral Park, featured 46 artists who workin a variety of media. Quilter Cindy Griseldaof Great Falls said she has been at her craftfor the past 25 years, and a working artistfor the past six years.

“I had covered my house with art, so Idecided to start covering other people’s,”she said with a laugh.

Griselda came to the ArtFest as a specta-tor the first year it took place and was soimpressed that she applied to show the nextyear.

“It was so organized and the quality ofart was so great that I wanted to be a partof it,” she said. “Every year it’s just a stellarshow, and very friendly for artists espe-cially.”

Laura Peery of Chevy Chase, Md., broughta complement of decorative teapots, whichshe said she transitioned to a few years ago.

“I used to make ceramic shoes, but got acall to do a teapot show a few years ago,and I’ve been doing them ever since,” shesaid. “It’s a lot of fun, and I still haven’t fin-ished exploring everything I can do withthem. You have to have a container, a spoutand a lid, other than that, it’s wide open.”

This is Peery’s fourth year at ArtFest, andshe said the positive experience keeps her

coming back each year.“Before this year, every year, the weather

has been wonderful, and it’s just a greatatmosphere to be a part of,” she said. “Themusic and food our Greta, and the organiz-ers make it so easy for the artists. They bringus water, make sure we’re doing okay, andthey’re such a great group to work with.They’re so enthusiastic.”

Ronni Jolles of Great Falls uses paper fromaround the world as a foundation for herart. After its assembled on a canvas, shepaints it, giving her works a depth that paintalone can’t achieve.

“I gather hundreds of kinds of paper fromaround the world, and then paint on top. Itgives it a great texture and it’s a lot of funto do,” she said. “I usually don’t do outdoorshows, except for this one. While you can’tcontrol the weather, they treat the artistswell, and the visitors are always very inter-ested in the art on display.”

THOSE INTERESTED in creating theirown masterpiece had plenty of opportuni-ties. Children could gather under their owntent and work with various materials to cre-ate their own art.

“I like this event because it’s so interac-tive. I can walk around with my kids to lookat the real artists, and when they get in-spired, they can sit down and make some-thing of their own,” said Stephen Lanhamof McLean. “The kids always come awaywith a new work to show off, and I think ifthey get serious about art when they getolder, an event like this will be the reasonwhy.”

Adults could join in on the fun as well, asmodels were present on a stage through-out the day, allowing them to sketch the fig-ures as they saw fit.

More information on the McLean Projectfor the Arts, including information on cur-rent and future exhibits, as well as classes,can be found at www.mpaart.org.

McLean Project forthe Arts annual eventfeatures 46 artists.

ArtFest Comes to McLean Central Park

Ronni Jolles of Great Falls stands next to her tent at the McLean Projectfor the Arts ArtFest. Jolles collects paper from around the world, placesthem on canvas and paints them.

Artist Laura Peery displays her collection of teapots at the McLeanProject for the Arts ArtFest Sunday at McLean Central Park.

Vivian Shen, a first grader at Haycock Elementary School, stands next toher painting at the McLean Project for the Arts ArtFest. The annual eventfeatured the children’s art walk, where works from local students wasdisplayed on the path to the park.

Photos by Alex McVeigh/The Connection


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VDOT UpdatesRoad Repair Status

Reconstruction is in full swing on the three bridgesand three roads in northern Virginia that have beenclosed since Tropical Storm Lee, all of which requireextensive repairs. At least another nine other roads,while open, are also being repaired, according to theVirginia Department of Transportation.

“Despite heavy rain for the past several days ourcrews and contractors are making steady progressat each of the reconstruction sites,” said VDOT north-ern Virginia district administrator Garrett Moore. “ByOct. 7, Hunter Mill Road is expected to reopen totraffic, weather permitting. Repairs to Carper’s FarmWay and Walker Road, which were damaged but notclosed to traffic, will also be complete next week.”

VDOT expects the other roads and bridges to re-open—weather permitting—in early to mid-Novem-ber. Residents and motorists will be given advancednotice as each road is about to open.

Up to 100 roads were flooded, dam-aged or closed in northern Virginia dur-ing the Sept. 8 storm, and VDOT crewsspent the days following removing de-bris, patching potholes, and making repairs to openmany of the roadways. At the same time, work be-gan to secure emergency contracts for the most dam-aged bridges and roadways, all in Fairfax County.

The total estimated damage to roads and bridgesin northern Virginia is likely more than $10 million.

A contract is underway for repairs to install a tem-porary culvert on Towlston Road over Rocky Run inMcLean. The posted detour is approximately two and

a half miles. Plans were already underway and willcontinue for permanent future bridge replacementson Beach Mill Road and Towlston Road. Repairsshould be complete on Carper’s Farm Way by Oct. 7.

MCC Wins Two AwardsThe McLean Community Center won two Virginia

Recreation and Park Society Awards at theorganization’s annual conference, which was heldSept. 17-20, in Norfolk.

The Center won Best Promotional Effort Circular,Flyer or Poster for the Old Firehouse Teen Center’sFriday Night Dance Postcards and Best PromotionalEffort Specialty or Apparel Piece for the AldenTheatre’s Summer Sunday Concerts in the Park Fan.The center is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.

MCC Executive Director George Sachs was pre-sented with two plaques at the awards ceremony onMonday, Sept. 19. Both of the winning publicationswere designed by MCC’s Graphic Artist HussainMohammed. Mohammed was recognized at the Sept.

27 meeting of the MCC Governing Board.For more information, call the Center

at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711 or visit:www.mcleancenter.org.

Talent Competion Part ofTeen Center Block Party

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By Alex McVeigh

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The McLean Citizens Associationhosted a forum Monday, Sept.26, at McLean High School fea-turing candidates for chairman

of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,Dranesville District supervisor andDranesville School Board representative.

Current Board Chair Sharon Bulova (D-At-large) is being challenged by Michael“Spike” Williams (R). Bulova, who previ-ously served as Braddock District supervi-sor, has been chairman since June 2009.

She said her tenure has been marked withcareful budget reductions during slow eco-nomic times, and that despite funding is-sues, the county has managed to keep itsmost successful programs going.

“We’ve experienced the most seriousdownturn in the economy in our lifetimes,”she said. “During the past couple of years,we’ve managed to achieve about $200 mil-lion in reductions, and we’ve done so in away that’s preserved our quality of life, keptour schools among the best in the nation,our crime rate at a record low and we have

beautiful parks and recreation services.Those are things we want to make sure con-tinue to be funded.”

Williams currently resides in Oak Hill andis a project manager for a multinationalcorporation with local offices. He is also areal estate broker, a business he runs withhis wife.

He said he is running because of thecounty has a “deficit in leadership.” Hespoke about the need for fiscal responsibil-ity throughout the county, especially whenit comes to education. Williams pointed outthat 44 percent of Fairfax County graduat-ing seniors are in need of remedial educa-tion going into college.

“We pay $1.7 billion in a transfer checkto the public schools, but we have no ac-counting for how that money is spent inFairfax County Public Schools,” he said. “Ithink we need to be looking into how thosedollars are spent, to make sure they’re get-ting into the classroom.”

Both candidates were asked how theywould choose to break up the funding forthe infrastructure costs that would comewith the redevelopment of Tysons Corner.

The MCA is in favor of using the model

of the Route 28 corridor redevelopment, inwhich 75 percent of costs are paid by land-owners and 25 percent to the taxpayers.County staff’s preliminary recommendationsees taxpayers funding 58 percent of costs,with landowners paying 40 percent.

Bulova said she was waiting until theFairfax County Planning Commission makesits final recommendation, including inputfrom all parties involved, to make her deci-sion.

“I am not going to presuppose the out-come of that process,” she said. “I believe

that when a process has been as transpar-ent and inclusive as that process is, that Ineed to let the landowners, stakeholdersand residents of the area have the opportu-nity to weigh in.”

Williams said while it would be foolhardyto give an answer so early in the process,he said he would not support the currentcounty staff recommendations.

“Seventy-five percent [of costs] for thelandowners and 25 percent for the taxpayer

MCA Hosts Candidates ForumCandidates debate Tysons Cornerdevelopment, Silver Line Phase Two.

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From left, Michael ‘Spike’ Williams and Sharon Bulova, candidates forthe chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors discuss theirplatforms at McLean High School Monday, Sept. 26.


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will be the end of negotiations for me,” he said.“Fifty eight percent to the taxpayer is not an option.If I’m the chairman of the Board of Supervisors, I’mnot voting for that. I think that’s way too high of aburden on the taxpayer, and that there are landown-ers who will make a great deal of money of the de-velopment and increased density in Tysons, and it’swithin their margin to pay.”

Current Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) willface off against Republican nominee Dennis Husch.Foust, who is in the midst of his first term as super-visor, has also served as president of the MCA. Hesaid he has focused on constituent services, improv-ing things such as bike and pedestrian access andsnow removal, as well as projects with a bigger scope.

“Route 7 widening has been a Tysons Corner trans-portation priority, and as a result, we’ve gotten $30million for the preliminary planning,” he said. “I wasa leader on the Board of Supervisors when it cameto full day kindergarten, I attended the first meet-ing of the full day kindergarten group, and I stayedwith it throughout the entire process, and now wein McLean have full day kindergarten.”

Husch has lived in Herndon for 27 years, and hasserved eight terms on the Herndon Town Council.He has also served on the Fairfax County EconomicDevelopment Commission and the Phase II Tax Dis-trict Commission for Metrorail, among other things.

He cited the need for a county government thatwas more open to the people it serves.

“We can have a more transparent, open govern-ment. The government should not treat us like asource of unlimited money,” he said.

When asked about the percentages for Tysons Cor-ner costs, Husch said the taxpayers should not beabsorbing any of the initial costs.

“I would not start out with 58 percent being paidfor by taxpayers,” he said. “[A 75 percent-25 percentsplit] may be the endgame, but, at the beginning,clearly that split between the developers and taxpay-ers should be 100 to zero with the taxpayers payingzero.”

Foust said the options for Tysons Corner fundingmust be weighed carefully, because it is vital to North-ern Virginia’s future.

When it comes to Phase Two of the Silver Line,Foust and Husch were divided on whether it shouldeven be built. “Personally, I believe that the DullesAccess Road, which runs right down the center ofthe Dulles corridor, should be tolled to help reducethe costs of the tolls that the toll road users pay,”Foust said.

Husch said the financial realities of Phase Two ofthe Silver Line might not be justified. “Ask yourselfwhy the federal government invested in Phase One,but not in Phase Two? The answer is simple, rider-ship levels won’t be enough to make it sustainable,”Husch said. “I certainly understand the economicimpact, but also the economic impact for the for theworkers, because those people will need to earn$7,000 to $8,000 more on their paycheck just to paythe tolls.”

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to 4 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 22. The general public, and current andformer OFTC members, are invited to this free event. OFTC is locatedat 1440 Chain Bridge Rd.

A satellite program of the McLean Community Center, OFTC pro-vides a safe place for teens in the community to come and hang out,attend special events and dances, work on school assignments, makefriends and perform community service work.

The event will feature a rock wall, a moon bounce, a caricature art-ist, and the first “McLean Teens Got Talent” competition. Ten live actswill compete prizes and for the title of “most talented.”

Retired members of the McLean Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD)Station 1, the first and oldest fire station in Fairfax County, will be onhand to provide a living history exhibit of MVFD 1. OFTC will providefree cotton candy, popcorn and snow cones to all participants. Bach toRock music school is sponsoring the music for the day, providing discjockeys that will spin and mix the hits of the 80s, 90s and today.

For more information, call OFTC at 703-448-8336, TTY: 711, or visit:www.mcleancenter.org/kids-teens/old-firehouse.asp.

McLean Orchestra Partners forDinner and Show

The McLean Orchestra would like to introduce its new “Soiree Se-ries.” This series is a collaboration between the McLean Orchestra andsix restaurants in the greater McLean area. The orchestra invites youto attend a pre-concert dinner at participating restaurants and receivediscounts on dinner as well as on McLean Orchestra concert tickets.

The series begins with a “limited seating” invitation to J. Gilbert’sthis Saturday, Oct. 8, at 5:30 p.m., before the opening concert of theMcLean Orchestra’s 40th Anniversary Season, “A Season of Celebra-tion.” Join fellow concert-goers and enjoy dinner at J. Gilbert’s, meetthe conductor of the evening concert, Maestro J. Ernest Green andlisten to him discuss “Fireworks” prior to the 8 p.m. concert at theOakcrest School.

For more information, call the McLean Orchestra at 703-893-8646or visit the website at www.mclean-orchestra.org.

Eighth Grade Volunteers NeededTo Unload Pumpkins

Students in the eighth grade can earn two or three community ser-vice hours by helping unload Pumpkins at the St. Thomas EpiscopalChurch on Saturday, Oct. 8. Students should arrive between 8:30-9a.m. and bring community service forms with them for verification ofhours. Water and snacks will be provided.

All proceeds from the pumpkin sales support giving organizationssuch as SHARE in McLean and the FACETS Hypothermia shelter. Acomplete list is available at the sale.

St. Thomas Episcopal Church is located at 8991 Brook Road, McLeanon the Corner of Lewinsville Road and Route 7. Visit St. Thomas Epis-copal Church (McLean) Pumpkin Patch on facebook for updated infor-mation. Call the Parish Administrator at 703-442-0330 for more infor-mation.


Opinion

Drivers in Northern Virginia are jus-tifiably concerned about tolls. Thecost of driving from Leesburg toWoodbridge on existing and pro-

posed toll roads would run between $30 and$40 at some times of the day.

The Greenway in Loudoun leads to the DullesToll Road to Beltway HOT Lanes to Interstate95 Corridor HOT Lanes. In each case, a driverwould theoretically have an alterna-tive, Route 7 along the Greenway andDulles Toll Road, the regular lanes ofInterstates 495 and 95.

But recent vitriol about tolls on the DullesToll Road is misplaced. This is one more ex-ample of the Commonwealth of Virginia feed-ing on revenues from the economic vitality ofNorthern Virginia, then forcing Northern Vir-ginia residents to pay for the infrastructure ofthat economic activity out of local funds andpersonal pockets.

The Virginia Department of Aviation report

in August attributes $17.5 billion in annualeconomic activity in Virginia to Dulles Inter-national (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Nationalairports, with Dulles providing the majority ofthat.

The Commonwealth collects most of the taxrevenue that results from this activity, but paysonly 3 percent of the $6.2 billion cost of rail toDulles. This will force more than 80 percent of

the costs of building rail to Dulles tolocal drivers and property owners.

Having major airports adequatelyserved by rail and other transportation

options is more than an amenity, it is part ofsustaining the economic benefit that comesfrom major airports. The question is notwhether we should be building rail to Dulles,but about who benefits and who pays.

So yes, it makes sense to pressure MWAA toproceed to make cost-effective decisions. Yes,it is maddening that tolls could climb to thepoint of pushing drivers off the Toll Road and

onto Route 7.But when you hear that the state wrapped

up last fiscal year with a surplus, you can real-ize one more time that Northern Virginia resi-dents are paying for the Commonwealth’s pros-perity coming and going. No relief is in sight.The state collects the income tax from the goodjobs generated here in Northern Virginia by theairports, by the high tech firms, by the busi-ness innovators, by proximity to the Pentagonand the federal government.

The current funding structure for rail toDulles, based on a projected total project costof $6.2 billion, is:

❖ Fairfax County, Loudoun County and Air-ports Authority contribution, 25 percent(Fairfax County pays most of this, 16 percent)

❖ Federal contribution, 14.8 percent, basedon a fixed grant for Phase 1 of $900 million.

❖ The Commonwealth contribution, 3 per-cent, which is based upon a fixed contributionof $275 million.

❖ Dulles Toll Road contribution, more than57 percent, provides the remaining amount.

And drivers beware, HOT Lanes ahead.

— Mary Kimm

[email protected], on

Twitter @marykimm

Northern Virginia Pays AgainCommonwealth reaps economic benefits ofDulles, National airports, forces costs onNorthern Virginia residents.

Editorial

Support forEpsteinTo the Editor:

Almost a decade ago, I metLouise Epstein at our children’selementary school. She was al-ways volunteering and seemed toknow everyone. Even though ourchildren weren’t in the samegrade, Louise went out of her wayto get to know me and my chil-dren. When her daughters went toLongfellow Middle School, Louiseasked me to take over her job asthe PTA committee chair. Yearslater, she recognized me at a highschool orientation for new stu-dents, and immediately recruitedme to work on the PTSA’s recyclingcommittee.

Louise has always been availableto provide me advice and counselon navigating through the variousprograms in the Fairfax CountyPublic School system, which canbe daunting at times. More impor-tantly, Louise is a good listener.She takes time to listen and un-derstand my issues or concernsbefore she offers up her sugges-tions or opinions.

Over the years, I have met manyother parents who tell similar sto-ries. Whether they were born inthe United States or in anothercountry, Louise is always friendly.No matter how busy she is, Louisemakes time to answer our ques-

tions. We are all looking forwardto seeing her on the School Board,where she will have the ability todo even more good work for ourschools.

Christie ManMcLean

Support Merrick,TransportationChangeTo the Editor:

I’m tired of sitting in traffic inNorthern Virginia. We need toelect new leaders like CarenMerrick (R) who will solve thetransportation problems grindingour region to a halt.

Caren Merrick’s opponent, Bar-bara Favola (D), has made a ca-reer on the Arlington CountyBoard blocking transportation im-provements. She’s responsible forthe infamous lawsuit designed tostop HOT lanes on Interstate 395.The lawyers on that case got $2million and we taxpayers got thebill — and traffic that’s worse thanever.

We cannot have partisan politicsblocking our transportationprojects any longer. We need toelect Caren Merrick to the StateSenate.

Laura Scully

VisionaryCandidateTo the Editor:

I recently met Louise Epstein[candidate in the Dranesville Dis-trict for School Board] at a party.Like most of the other parentsthere, I grew up in another coun-try and did not attend U.S. schools.

Some of the parents spoke abouthow Louise had gone out of herway to welcome them into theirchildren’s schools. She recruitedthem to work on PTA and othervolunteer committees, and madesure that they felt comfortable intheir children’s schools.

Other parents spoke about howLouise had provided them withgreat advice about the schools,even though she didn’t know themwhen they first approached her.When they had questions, theycalled Louise. They consideredLouise as their education adviserand advocate, who functioned liketheir School Board member. At thisparty, I learned why. I asked Louiseabout foreign language instruction,that I was not sure what decisionto make for my children. Louiselistened carefully, explained thedifferent options to me clearly, andgave me the information I needed.

Louise will be a great SchoolBoard member. She is not onlysmart and visionary, but also veryapproachable. She cares deeply

about talking to everyone, no mat-ter what your background is andwhat kind of children you have.She listens and communicates sowell. She works so hard. She willmake a huge difference for us.

Yaning LiuMcLean

SupportingStraussTo the Editor:

I’m writing on behalf of my mom,Janie Strauss, who is running forre-election for the Dranesville Dis-trict seat for the Fairfax CountySchool Board this Nov. 8.

There is not a time that I can re-member that did not include mymom fighting to make schools bet-ter. My mom has been theDranesville District School Boardmember since 1996 and is now thecurrent standing chairman for thesecond time. I watch her in admi-ration as she spends countlesshours every day answering e-mails,taking phone calls, meeting withparents, teachers and studentsalike. Her experience as a parent,as an educator, as a school Boardmember and her undeniable com-passion and consideration is whyshe has held this seat for so long.And somehow she still finds time

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Marty Nohe, chairman of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority,speaks about his group’s TransAction2040 plan, which analyzes costsand needs of Northern Virginia transportation projects.

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The Northern Virginia Transpor-tation Alliance hosted its sev-enth annual “What You Need toKnow About Transportation”

seminar Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Capi-tal One Building in McLean. The NVTA isan organization dedicated to working ontransportation issues around the region.

Marty Nohe, chairman of the NorthernVirginia Transportation Authority, spokeabout the region’s TransAction2040 plan,which was developed as a long range planfor Northern Virginia to define future trans-portation needs.

“On Sept. 14, 2006, the authority cameout with the TransAction 2030 plan …which allowed for funding that would coverunmet transportation needs,” he said. “Eventhough there was $30 million in expendi-tures planned from 2005 to 2030, North-ern Virginia’s highway level of service wasexpected to decline. Certain roads, I-95, I-395, Route 1, Route 7, would see more thanan hours of stop and go traffic through thea.m. peak hours in 2030.”

Nohe said the 2040 plan was updatedwith new committees, and for projects suchas the Metrorail extension. The 2040 planalso includes project cost-benefit analysis.

“What makes our plan special is that it’snot a jurisdictionally based plan,” he said.“Rather, the documents are laid out by cor-ridor, such as Fairfax County Parkway orRoute 7. These are key corridors we knoware suffering and will continue to sufferwithout significant additional investment.”

Helen Cuervo, district construction engi-neer for the Virginia Department of Trans-portation, provided an update on the wid-ening of Route 7 from Tysons Corner toReston, which will begin in late 2012, and

will cost approximately $30 million.Pat Nowakowski, executive director of the

Dulles Corridor Metrorail Project, said thatPhase One of the Silver Line is “98 percentcompletion of design and 50 percent com-plete on construction.” Thirty-five percentof the construction has been completed inthe last 12 months.

He also said that the tunnels in TysonsCorner are for the most part finished. Theyare pouring cement for walkways and willbegin constructing the track within the nextmonth.

He also said that despite the ongoing dis-cussion about Phase Two of the Silver Line,the project is still moving along.

“We are actively moving forward with thepreliminary engineering,” he said. “Ourscheduled preliminary engineering beganin 2009, and we expect the request for quali-fications late this year, the design-buildnotice to proceed in 2012, with completionin 2017.”

Steve Titunik, communications directorfor the VDOT regional transportation pro-grams, gave an update on the Beltway HOTLanes project.

“The 495 project is about 75 percent com-plete,” he said. “There’s 14 miles for eachdirection, so we’ve got 28 miles we’re mak-ing a lot of improvements to. New bridgespans have been completed at every inter-change at this point and second spans areunderway and will open shortly.”

He said that traffic delays still will beongoing during the process.

“There will be some delays. At I-66 andthe Dulles Toll Road we still are challenged.Everyday during the peak a.m./p.m. hours,”Titunik said.

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It only took a few seconds after theribbon was cut at the new artificialturf field at Spring Hill Park beforethe first goal was scored. Despite rain

and cold, Bela Aguilar, 8, was dribblingacross the field and kicking the ball throughthe goal at the south end.

“It felt great to score the first goal,” shesaid. “This is an awesome field.”

The field is the latest artificial turf fieldto be opened in Fairfax County, which youthathletic groups say will help get more chil-dren onto local fields without having todrive to Herndon or farther.

“We’re in desperate need of places forchildren to play, and this represents a pre-mium field we can all be proud of,” saidJoel Stillman, president of the McLeanYouth Association. “Families of McLeanYouth Soccer funded over 75 percent of thisfield, because they know the importance oforganized sports in the development of ourchildren.”

The project that brought about the fieldalso added 260 new parking spots to theSpring Hill Recreation Facility. SupervisorJohn Foust (D-Dranesville) said the fieldand parking improvements were the resultof a partnership between the Board of Su-pervisors, the Park Authority and localyouth groups.

“This project was not one we could havecompleted without the generous support ofMYS and the innovative approach to fund-ing found in the Synthetic Turf Mini Grantprogram,” he said. “Parking lots might notbe as exciting as new fields, but when youare circling the parking lot and there areno empty spaces, they can be very impor-tant. With 260 new spots, LED lighting, newlandscaping, sidewalks and the very latestin storm water management, I hope thatparking at Spring Hill Park will be mucheasier.”

Sharon Bulova (D-At-large), chairman ofthe Board of Supervisors, said a variety ofgroups came together to find the field andimprovements in the most efficient finan-cial way possible.

“In this case, by working together, wewere able to match bond dollars and pri-vate contributions from the athletic com-munity with dollars for stormwater man-agement and infrastructure improvements,”she said. “These are multimillion dollar in-vestments and clearly this is money wellspent.”

Craig Carinci, director of storm waterplanning for the county’s Department ofPublic works and Environmental Service,said the partnership allowed them to savemoney on the project.

“This partnership has allowed the countyto install stormwater improvements aboveand beyond current requirements in an ef-fort to not only improve the water qualityof our stream, but will also contribute tomeeting the county’s Chesapeake Bay [pro-tection] requirement, by enhancing removalof nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment,” hesaid. “By partnering with the Park Author-ity on this project, it was estimated that we

saved almost $60,000 by designing and in-stalling storm water enhancement as partof the a larger capital improvement project.”

Stillman said the new field is only thebeginning of the work that needed to bedone in the Dranesville District to make surethat adequate field space is available for thegrowing numbers of youth playing sports.

“We must continue to forge ahead andwork harder to bring about desperatelyneeded fields and facilities,” he said.“McLean has lost the use of five fields inthe last few years, which has caused sev-eral of our 15- to 17-year-old children to

have to drive to Herndon. They now mustdrive on the toll road, and are out until upto 11 p.m. some school nights. We have fifthand sixth graders practicing basketball un-til 8 or 9 at night.”

Kevin Fay, Park Authority Board represen-tative for Dranesville, said that groups likeMcLean Youth Association are key to mak-ing sure there is enough playing space.

“MYA and MYS have been tremendouspartners,” he said. “The work we’ve donehere and have going on here and elsewhereis a tremendous testament to the work andenergy they’ve put into it.”

County officials and members of the McLean Youth Association cut theribbon on the new artificial turf field at Spring Hill Park in McLeanSaturday, Oct. 1.

Photo by Alex McVeigh/The ConnectionField is a joint effortbetween county andyouth organizations.

New Turf Field Opens at Spring Hill Park

Churchill Road’s secondgrade classes have beenbusy exploring the CRS

milkweed garden for Monarch cat-erpillars and maybe a chrysalis ortwo. Churchill Road’s Eco-PatrolTeam discovered that the milk-weed garden was infested withaphids, damaging the milkweed,causing a scarcity of Monarch cat-erpillars for the second graders tostudy. Knowing how important itwas for each second grade class tohave at least one caterpillar, thePatrols searched the gardens untilthey found one for the final class.

The shortage of native milkweedrequired a natural solution. Underthe guidance of Debra Maes, theschool’s Environmental Studieseducator, third-grade classes re-leased 1,500 ladybugs in the milk-weed garden to eat the aphids. JanClark’s kindergarten class, with theassistance of Jinhai He’s sixth-grade bud-dies, then came and planted more milkweed

Healing Garden To Attract Caterpillars

Churchill Road Eco-Patrols Yurim Kim, Maya Kalidindi,Cassi Reis and Isabel Tice come to the rescue of thesecond graders by finding a much needed Monarch cater-pillar for the class to study.

With the assistance of their teacher, David Ericson,Churchill Road third graders Maddie Shafer and HeatherHughes release ladybugs in the school’s milkweed garden.

seeds, so that the garden would flourish forthe Monarch caterpillars.

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Sean T. Connaughton spoke at theevent about the rising cost ofthings such as asphalt, and howthe increased costs were affectingthe ratio of construction to main-tenance costs.

“Before 2002 we had so muchrevenue coming in on the mainte-nance side, that we were takingmaintenance money and movingit over to construction,” he said.“After 2002, it started as a fewmillion dollars, $10 million, $20million, then $50 (million), $60million. Last year, we transferredover $400 million from construc-tion account to the maintenanceaccount. If this continues, by 2017-2018 we’ll have no more moneyfor construction.”

He said in order to reverse thetrend, VDOT would have to comeup with additional revenue bychanging practices and obtainingmore money from the state.

“This is something we’re start-ing discussions about with mem-bers the General Assembly,” hesaid. “We have a whole host ofoptions for the state, and this issomething we think you’ll see agreat deal of in the General Assem-bly [session] coming up this Janu-ary.”

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Army National Guard Spec. SriV. Iyer has graduated from basic infan-try training at Fort Benning atColumbus, Ga. He is the son of Viji Iyerof Lewinsville Road, McLean. Iyer is a2005 graduate of Langley High Schooland a 2009 graduate of Boston Univer-sity in Mass.

U.S. Army PFC Bo Buffkin has com-pleted Army Boot Camp at Ft. Jackson,S.C., as well as Advanced IndividualTraining – Cannon Crew-member (13-B) at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. In May 2010,he reported for duty in Schweinfurt,Germany with the 77th Field ArtilleryRegiment. Buffkin is the son of Beverlyand Mark Buffkin of McLean, and a2008 graduate of Langley High School.

Nolan A. Bader has entered BasicCadet Training at the U.S. Air ForceAcademy, Colorado Springs, Colo., inpreparation to enter the first academicyear at the academy. He is the son ofDan Bader of Barbee St., McLean. Baderis a 2010 graduate of Thomas JeffersonHigh School.

Navy Seaman Apprentice AlexanderC. Heinz of McLean recently completedU.S. Navy basic training at RecruitTraining Command, Great Lakes, Ill.Heinz is a 2009 graduate of McLeanHigh School and a 2010 graduate ofNorthern Virginia Community College,with a AA degree. The seaman is the sonof Heidi Shamloo of McLean.


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WEDNESDAY/OCT. 5Tony Lucca, Jay Nash, Matt Duke

and Benny Marchant. 7:30 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

Big Apple Circus. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.Dulles Town Center, 21100 DullesTown Circle, Dulles. Performers fromaround the globe. 888-541-3750 orbigapplecircus.org.

Author Carole Orzio SchryberBook Signing. 1 p.m. CaffeAmouri, 107 Church St. N.E., Vienna.McLean resident Schryber will signcopies of her book, “In His Image,”about photographer Nicholas [email protected].

Start Your Engines. 10:30 a.m.Dolley Madison Library, 1244 OakRidge Ave., McLean. Stories andactivities about everything that goes.Age 3-5 with adult. 703-356-0770,TTY: 711.

Lapsit Storytime. 10:30 a.m. GreatFalls Library, 9830 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. Join us for stories,fingerplays and activities. Birth-2with adult. 703-757-8560, TTY: 711.

Treasured Threes to Fives. 10:30a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. East, Vienna. Stories andsongs. Age 3-5 with adult. 703-938-0405, TTY: 711.

THURSDAY/OCT. 6Trevor Hall CD Release. 7 p.m. and

10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.


2011 Red Ribbon Gala. 6:30 p.m.Meadowlark Botanical Gardens, 9750Meadowlark Gardens Court, Vienna.Jay Fisette, Arlington County BoardMember, will be honored at theNorthern Virginia AIDS Ministry gala.With Congressman James P. Moranand Caressa Cameron, Miss America2010. $135. www.novam.org.

Mother Goose. 10:30 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Stories, songs andfingerplays. Age birth to 23 monthswith adult. 703-293-6227, TTY: 711.

Learn the basics of the Internet,Word and Excel. 2 p.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020, TTY: 711.

FRIDAY/OCT. 7VVFD Scrapbooking Weekend. 6

p.m.-12 a.m. Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center St. South,Vienna. Dinner available forpurchase. Admission $45-$55. 703-981-4504 [email protected].


The Wood Brothers with ClayCook. 8 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundationfor the Performing Arts, 1624 TrapRoad, Vienna. $20.www.wolftrap.org.

Friday Afternoon Chess Group. 1p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Playersof all levels welcome. No registration

necessary. All ages. 703-757-8560,TTY: 711.

English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. East, Vienna. Englishconversation group. Adults. 703-938-0405, TTY: 711.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. Patrick

Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405, TTY: 711.

SATURDAY/OCT. 8McLean Orchestra. 8 p.m. Oakcrest

School, 850 Balls Hill Road, McLean.

“Fireworks,” conducted by PrincipalGuest Conductor, J. Ernest Greenperforming Tchaikovsky’s 1812Overture and Symphony No 5.Concertmaster Regino Madrid andPrincipal Violist Chiara KingsleyDieguez perform Mozart’s SinfoniaConcertante. www.mclean-orchestra.org.

VVFD Scrapbooking Weekend. 9a.m.-9 p.m. Vienna Volunteer FireDepartment, 400 Center St. South,Vienna. Dinner available forpurchase. Admission $45-$55. 703-981-4504 [email protected].

Fairfax Festival of the Arts. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fairfax Corner, 11900 PalaceWay, Fairfax. Over 10,000 pieces ofart will be for sale, includingpaintings, sculptures, photographs,jewelry, glass, fiber and ceramic artand more. paragonartevents.com/fairfax2/

Big Apple Circus. 12:30 p.m. and4:30 p.m. Dulles Town Center, 21100Dulles Town Circle, Dulles.Performers from around the globe.888-541-3750 or bigapplecircus.org.

Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun,The Nighthawks and TheFabulous Mary Ann RedmondBand. 7:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

Chris Smither. 8 p.m. Wolf TrapFoundation for the Performing Arts,1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Blues andcontemporary roots music. $25.www.wolftrap.org.

Falls Church Farm Day. 10 a.m.–3p.m. Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Ave.,Falls Church. Hayrides, pony rides, apetting farm, pumpkin painting,scarecrow making, beekeeping,blacksmithing, live music and more.

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The Fairfax Festival of the Arts will be at Fairfax Corner,11900 Palace Way, Fairfax, on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 9 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Over10,000 pieces of art will be for sale, including paintings,sculptures, photographs, jewelry, glass, fiber and ceramicart and more. Admission is free. paragonartevents.com/fairfax2/


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Fee for some activities. 703-248-5171.Artist’s Reception. 6-8 p.m. Applegate Gallery &

Custom Framing, 101 Church St. N.W. Suite C,Vienna. “Color Theory” by Ai-Wen Wu [email protected].

Great Falls Historical Society Civil War FilmFestival. 7 p.m. Great Falls Village Green,Great Falls. “Shenandoah” is a 1965 film thatpresents the Civil war from a Virginia farmingfamily’s perspective. “Friendly Persuasion” is a1956 film that presents the Civil war from anIndiana Quaker family’s perspective.www.gfhs.org.

Art Reception. 3-5 p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. “Of Men andWomen, Families, and Friends...” by ClaudiaSamper. www.claudiasamper.com.

Microsoft Word. 2:30 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St., Fairfax.Learn the basics of word processing withMicrosoft Word. Adults. 703-293-6227, TTY:711.

Just for Twos. 11 a.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Stories, songs,and fingerplays. Ages 2-3 with adult. 703-757-8560, TTY: 711.

SUNDAY/OCT. 9Fairfax Festival of the Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fairfax Corner, 11900 Palace Way, Fairfax. Over10,000 pieces of art will be for sale, includingpaintings, sculptures, photographs, jewelry,glass, fiber and ceramic art and more.paragonartevents.com/fairfax2/

Authority Zero. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

Big Apple Circus. 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.Dulles Town Center, 21100 Dulles Town Circle,Dulles. Performers from around the globe. 888-541-3750 or bigapplecircus.org.

Opening of the 37th Season of the MusicFriends’ Concerts. 3 p.m. Alden Theatre,McLean Community Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. With violinist Joshua Brown,pianist Evelyn Mo, oboist Ava Oaxaca and

pianist Ryo Kaneko. Reception to follow. Free.703-620-9535.

MONDAY/OCT. 10Big Apple Circus. 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Dulles Town Center, 21100 Dulles Town Circle,Dulles. Performers from around the globe. 888-541-3750 or bigapplecircus.org.

TUESDAY/OCT. 11Dance Every Tuesday. 7:15 p.m. Colvin Run

Dance Hall, 10201 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls.Introductory dance lesson 7:15 p.m., dancing 8-10:30 p.m. Swing, Latin, waltz, country andmore. $10 per person, includes lesson andsnacks. No partner necessary..colvinrun.org. orEd [email protected].

Genealogy Databases. 2 p.m. City of FairfaxRegional Library, 10360 North St., Fairfax.Search for ancestors using the library’sgenealogy databases and more. Adults. 703-293-6227, TTY: 711.

English Conversation Group. 7 p.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360 North St.,Fairfax. Conversation group for adults learningEnglish. 703-293-6227, TTY: 711.

Fairfax Bibliophiles Book Collecting Group.7:30 p.m. City of Fairfax Regional Library,10360 North St., Fairfax. Topic of discussion tobe decided. Adults. 703-293-6227, TTY: 711.

Tuesday Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, FallsChurch. Stories, songs and activities. Age 1-2with adult. 703-790-8088, TTY: 711.

Personalized Internet Training. 2:30 p.m.Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library, 7584 LeesburgPike, Falls Church. A 45-minute one-on-oneInternet training session with a technologyvolunteer. Call for appointment. Adults. 703-790-8088, TTY: 711.

Practice Your English. 6:30 p.m. Tysons-PimmitRegional Library, 7584 Leesburg Pike, FallsChurch. Conversation group for adults learningEnglish. 703-790-8088, TTY: 711.

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At one point in her medical ca-reer, Dr. Sandy Ibrahim ofFairfax County saw about 25patients per day. Each patient

got less than 15 minutes of her time, evenfor a physical examination Ibrahim hadlittle time to develop a doctor-patient re-lationship, which she said is an essentialcomponent of quality health care.

“I put out fires the best I could in thetime I had,” said Ibrahim.

In 2008, Ibrahim joined PartnerMD, amembership medical practice with an of-fice in McLean. She now spends a mini-mum of 30 minutes with each patientduring routine office visits and90 minutes for a physical exam.

“I can sit with them one-on-one, really listen and learnabout them,” she said.

Ibrahim is part of a medicaltrend called concierge medi-cine. Here’s how it works: pa-tients join a concierge medicalpractice by paying a member-ship fee that typically rangesfrom $900 to $3,600. In ex-change, they avoid long waitsin crowded waiting rooms andspend more time with their phy-sician during office visits. Theirphysical exams are more thor-ough than in many traditionalpractices and include in-depthscreenings and tailored educa-tion for disease prevention.Same-day or next-day appoint-ments are also common. Inpractices such as PartnerMD,patients even have 24/7 accessto the physicians and medicalstaff, including their doctor’scell phone number and e-mail address.

“Patients [are not] just another medicalchart,” said Ibrahim. “Because I have moretime to devote to each patient, I can digdeeper into their symptoms.”

Tom Blue, executive director of AmericanAcademy of Private Physicians, said thatannual exams in a concierge medical prac-tice are more likely to provide early detec-tion of diseases, which can lead to more suc-cessful treatments.

“[Concierge medical practices] are ableto deliver a more current and modern ap-

proach particularly to disease preventionthan traditional practices [in part] because[the services] don’t hinge on what isn’t re-imbursed [by insurance companies],” saidBlue. Most concierge practices accept insur-ance, and the membership fee is specificallyfor services that are not covered.

Blue said that although no official track-ing of concierge practices is available in theWashington, D.C., area, he estimated thatthere about 200. Among the largest andmost well-known companies offering suchservices are MDVIP and Privia Health.

Concierge medical practices offer benefitsfor doctors, too, like a caseload reductionfrom as many as 3,000 to as few as 600patients. Dr. Janice Ragland, M.D., a fam-ily practice physician with Herndon FamilyMedicine and former president of the Vir-ginia Academy of Family Physicians saysthat fewer patients mean a stronger doc-tor-patient relationship.

“We have so much more paperwork todo because of the insurance companies,”said Ragland, who has chosen to remainin a traditional practice. “Unfortunately,

some of the doctor-patient relationshipgets lost.”

The salary of family physicians, whoare among the lowest-paid doctors, canincrease when they transition to a con-cierge practice. “Often [doctors] have ex-tremely significant debt that they’ve in-curred through medical school, and theyare looking at how they can make theamount of money they need to pay theirbills off,” said Ragland.

Concierge medicine came about in1996, but the focus on finding innova-tive strategies to improve doctor-patient

relationships is much older. In1948, executive health pro-grams emerged as a way to ben-efit both patient and physician.Since that time, other executivehealth clinics have sprouted uparound the country includinglocally at Virginia Hospital Cen-ter in Arlington.

Like in concierge practices,patients pay a fee to join andget extensive, personalizedphysical examinations that in-

clude tests running the gamut from elec-trocardiograms and stress tests to CT scansand bone density tests. The tests are all per-formed in one appointment, and the doc-tor delivers the results to the patient at theend of the session.

“They do in one [visit] what you wouldneed four or five visits to different physi-cians to accomplish,” said Dr. M. AnthonyCasolaro, M.D., medical director of Execu-tive Health at Virginia Hospital in Arling-ton.

While concierge services replace tradi-

tional primary care doctors, executivehealth services are meant to work in con-cert with a primary care doctor. Rates atExecutive Health at Virginia Hospital inArlington start at $2,200.

“It is really designed for people [forwhom] time is [the] biggest constraint,”said Casolaro.

One such person is Marc Wallace, an Ar-lington business owner who says he was dis-satisfied with the hurried pace of the physi-cal examinations he received from his pri-mary care doctor. At the suggestion of afriend, he tried Executive Health at VirginiaHospital Center.

“I was able to ask [the doctor] any ques-tions and not feel pressured like he had torun off to see somebody else quickly,” saidWallace.

Some health care experts say that suchpersonalized services cater to the elite andput additional stress on an already overbur-dened health care system. Baby Boomers

begin turning 65 this yearand will require increasedmedical care. At the sametime, the American Acad-emy of Family Physicianssays the number of medi-cal students entering fam-ily practice is declining,with the current environ-ment driving them intosubspecialties like radiol-ogy and anesthesiology.

“The med student whois choosing family practice

now is pretty much in the single digits peryear,” said Len Nichols, Ph.D., director ofthe Center for Health Policy Research andEthics at George Mason University. “We’renot even replacing the [family practice doc-tors] we have, and we don’t have enoughnow.”

Nichols said the field of concierge medi-cine is not yet large enough to pose a seri-ous threat to the health care system. In fact,he said there are aspects of the model thathealth policy experts would be wise to emu-late. “I certainly wouldn’t want to nip thisinnovation in the bud,” he said. “We needto figure out ways to make the clinician’slife more rewarding, and this is one ofthem.”

Concierge medicineoffers greater accessto physicians and lesstime in crowdedwaiting rooms.

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Wellbeing

Dr. M. Anthony Casolaro of Virginia Hospital in Arlington says execu-tive health clinics allow patients to get efficient, personalized attentionand early detection of diseases, which can lead to more successfultreatments.

In a concierge medical practice, patients pay a mem-bership fee ranging from $900 to $3,600. In exchange,they avoid long waits in crowded waiting rooms andspend more time with their physician during visits.

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“We have so much morepaperwork to do because ofthe insurance companies.Unfortunately, some of thedoctor-patient relationshipgets lost.”

— Dr. Janice Ragland, MD, HerndonFamily Medicine

“We need to figure out waysto make the clinician’s lifemore rewarding, and this isone of them.”

— Len Nichols, Ph.D., director of theCenter for Health Policy Research and

Ethics at George Mason University


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to also be the Board Chair at TheCountry Day School, a private pre-school in McLean, where she sup-ports and leads the very best inearly childhood education. Mymom is also the International Chairfor the Cappies, a high school the-ater and journalism program, inwhich she attends high schoolplays and musicals every weekendduring the school year throughoutthe Washington, D.C., metro areaand mentors student critics.

Her dedication and passion forthe betterment of our communityis not reserved only to schools ei-ther. I remember in 2005 watch-ing the news when HurricaneKatrina ravaged the Gulf Coast andleft thousands of people homeless.Within a few hours my mom wason the phone trying to figure outhow she could help. The next dayshe met with the leaders of FairfaxCounty, dozens of organizations,private businesses and any and allfamilies that wanted to help. To-gether they created Fairfax Fami-lies Care to assist those affected byHurricane Katrina. Hundreds ofpeople attended Katrina Aid, abenefit concert put on by studentsand alumni from all over FairfaxCounty. All the money raised went

to Hurricane Katrina victims whowere displaced to our area. Thecountless hours she dedicated toselflessly organize a way to bringour community together when an-other community needed our helpis immeasurable.

This is just one example thatmakes my mom so special.

Most importantly, she is themother of four who have educa-tional backgrounds spanning spe-cial needs to advanced academicsand of whom two — includingmyself — are adopted. She hasand always will be our biggest fan.

Last and certainly not least, shewas the wife of the best partner andfriend one could ask for, Bill Strauss(my dad), who passed away frompancreatic cancer in 2007.

She has tirelessly dedicated herlife to improving the quality ofeducation for every student andshe continues to fight for everystudent today.

Please support my mom andvote to keep her as yourDranesville District School Boardmember on Nov. 8.

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Churchill Road School started offits green programs the firstweek of school. Amanda Cash,from ESI Waste.com, an envi-

ronmental waste management companyworking with FCPS, came to Churchill Roadon Thursday, Sept. 8 to demonstrate singlestream recycling with CRS EnvironmentalStudies Educator Debra Maes and KimWenk, parent volunteer. Single stream re-cycling is one-stop shopping, and eliminatesthe need to separate plastic, paper and cansinto separate recycling containers.

Cash worked the compost-upcycle-recyclelunch line in the CRS cafeteria, helping stu-dents dispose of lunch leftovers in the ap-propriate bins. After finishing lunch, eachstudent went through the line putting wastein the appropriate bin. All uneaten rawfruits and vegetables were deposited in thecompost bin. This organic waste will go tothe school’s compost tumbler to create“black gold” (fertilizer) for the raised bedswhere students grow fruits and vegetables.

Foil-lined chip bags, bars and cookiewrappers, ziplock bags and juice poucheswere placed in the upcycle bin, where they

will be processed and mailed toterracyle.net. In return, CRS receives aspecified per pound fee, which is used tofund ongoing green efforts at CRS.

All plastics, most recyclable cafeteria con-tainers, such as milk cartons, juice boxes,plastic trays, fruit cups and yogurt cups,were placed in the single-stream recyclingbin for processing with ESIWaste.com. It isthis recycling effort that has allowed theschool to reduce waste.

BY TEACHING STUDENTS how to com-post, upcycle and recycle, over the last year,Churchill Road has reduced lunch wastefrom 250 pounds to 45 pounds of actualtrash per daily lunch.

Single stream recycling applies toChurchill Road classrooms and administra-tive offices as well. To help the studentscorrectly identify recyclable, compostableand upcyclable items, a special presenta-tion was aired on the school’s morning pro-gram, the Bobcat News. Churchill Roadsixth grader Jay Walton conducted an on-camera demonstration of single-streamingand what can and cannot be recycled.

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By Nicholas Horrock

The Connection

The Fairfax County Board of Super-visors Monday, Sept. 26, approvedthe first development project under

the new Tysons Land Use Plan, which is thevision of turning “Edge City,” into a realurban area with residences for 100,000people, pedestrian walks, shops, Metro ser-vice and hopefully a far reduced depen-dency on cars which are choking FairfaxCounty’s major economic center.

The first development plan is proposedby the Georgelas Group, on a modest twosections totaling some 7-acres. Part A is lo-cated on 1.56 acres and would feature ahigh rise residential building with between307 and 478 dwelling units.

Part B, a block from the Tysons Spring

Hill Metro station, will have 1.72 millionsquare feet of residential space in four build-ings, plus some 18,000 feet of space for ser-vice businesses.

The project was selected in 2009 to be atest of the new zoning and planning regu-lations. A third section, Part C, bringing thewhole parcel to some 32 acres, will seekcounty approval early in 2012, accordingto Elizabeth Baker, a lawyer with Walsh,Colucci, Lubeley Emrich and Walsh, P.C.

The buildings are all in walking distanceof the proposed Metro station on the newSilver Line which will make it possible forthe residents to move about the region with-out driving a car and the project is plannedto be served the proposed Tysons “circula-tor” rail system, as well.

The supervisors voted unanimously forthe project, but set Oct. 25 for a far more

difficult debate on what portion of TysonsCorner nearly $2 billion in transportationimprovements would be paid for by countytaxpayers and what portion would be paidby the businesses and developers reapingthe profits of the these projects.

Even in October, it is unlikely that thesupervisors can complete a transportationplan. It assigned the Planning Commissionto come up with recommendations and thecommission reported that even by acceler-ating its meeting schedule, it would beMarch 2012 before they would have a plan.

The county staff proposed in 2010 thatthe “private partners,” that is the develop-ers, pay $700 million of the cost and thecounty taxpayers would pick up the rest,but the supervisors have never weighed inon this proposal. Businesses in Tysons Cor-ner are also in a special tax district to pay

for the costs of Metro providing service.Within the business community there is

a sharp ongoing debate on who should paywhat portion of the costs.

Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield)said it is a grave mistake to be approvingdevelopment plans before the county knowshow transportation costs will be met.

“That’s like what we’re getting over inMark Center,” he said, referring to a build-ing under construction in Alexandria as partof the Base Realignment and Closure pro-cess. “It’s kind of putting the cart before thehorse.” He said it was ludicrous to providethe Georgelas Group with what are effec-tively subsidies to use 20 percent of its unitsfor work place housing and not be willingspend time to get the critical transportationplan laid out.

But the Georgelas project has won plau-dits from a whole range of groups in thecounty. It is agreeing to widen and recon-struct two major thoroughfares in its area,build a completely new fire and rescue sta-tion, and layout streets and parks.

By Donna Manz

The Connection

One message came throughloud and clear at the TysonsCorner redevelopment pub-lic forum hosted by Del. Mark

Keam on Sept. 28: the transformation ofTysons Corner into a city was foisted ontaxpayers who have little say in the trans-formation.

Except for a business interest represented,none of the 20 to 25 guests expressed satis-faction with the increased density of popu-lation and office buildings that the redevel-opment would bring. Residents, said a fewcitizens, moved to the Vienna and McLeanareas precisely because they did not wantto live around a city.

Tysons Corner redevelopment is happen-ing, said Keam, and citizens and localelected officials alike have to work togetherto protect the interests of residents. “We[Tysons Corner-area residents] didn’t askfor this,” said Keam. “It came to us. So, whatcan we do to work around these concerns?”

Keam acknowledged that many of the is-sues would be dealt with at the FairfaxCounty level or federal level, but as a del-egate whose district embraces the constitu-ency around Tysons Corner, Keam pledgedto use his position in the General Assemblyto do as much as he could to protect theirinterests.

Representing the 35th District, Keam hassubmitted bills before the General Assem-bly that would factor in additional elements

when determining how much state moneycomes back to Northern Virginia. As an ex-ample, Keam cited transportation funding.The Commonwealth returns money to lo-cales for road use based on road mileage.Keam would like to see money given backto Northern Virginia based on road usage.Some laws are in place that are designed toensure that the region doesn’t get its fairshare, Keam said.

Vienna Mayor M. Jane Seeman andMcLean Citizens Association president RobJackson participated in the forum as repre-sentatives of their residents.

Seeman spoke first, remarking thatVienna and McLean share similar interestsin preserving their respective communities.

“We don’t want to have to pay more thanour fair share,” said Seeman. “Someoneneeds to help us out, whether it’s the countyor the state.”

MANY GUESTS WERE CANDID in theirdissatisfaction with the current Tysons Cor-ner redevelopment plans.

“The only people this development ben-efits are the developers,” said Cheryl Jonesof McLean. “We didn’t ask for this. It waspushed on us by developers.”

While most attendees were residents whocame to the forum to comment on the im-pact redevelopment would have on the sur-rounding Vienna and McLean areas, a fewothers were business owners. One of them

questioned not only the adequacy of theinfrastructure, but the taxpayers’ responsi-bility to be the primary funding arm.

Herndon/Oak Hill business owner JasonStern said that his wife avoids going to theTysons Corner area now. The traffic andcongestion with new development andhigher density would only worsen, he said.“I’m pro-business. I’m not pro-stupidity,”Stern said.

Plush Gelato owners Dinh and HenryLuong attended the meeting to learn moreabout how Tysons Corner’s redevelopmentwould affect small businesses in Vienna.

ViennaTysons Regional Chamber of Com-merce president Diane Poldy said that re-development of Tysons Corner would ben-efit all the stakeholders in the long run.Businesses would contribute tax revenueand employers would add jobs. As a tran-sit-oriented development, the new TysonsCorner, with its four Metro stations, wouldtake cars off the roads, not add more carsto it. Poldy, too, emphasized the need formore funding from Richmond. The chair-man of the Town of Vienna’s Business Liai-son Committee concurred with the need fora greater share of tax revenue from Rich-mond.

Linda Miller, who moved to Vienna 20years ago, was explicit in her disdain for thenew Tysons Corner becoming a city in itself.“I could have moved to Ballston or Wash-ington, but I didn’t want to live in a city,”said Miller. “If Tysons becomes a city, I’m notstaying. I’m moving. At some point, we haveto say, ‘this has to stop,’ and stop it now.”

Several attendees remarked that North-ern Virginia is the economic engine of thestate and is, in effect, penalized for its eco-nomic success, said Keam..

The Northern Virginia delegation is bipar-tisan on pushing for a greater percentageof money to come back to Northern Virginia,Keam said. “We’re all on the same page,”he said.

Meeting Focuses on Tysons Corner RedevelopmentDel. Mark Keamhears from voters —loudly — on TysonsCorner plan.

Some of the attendees at Del. Mark Keam’s (D-35) public forum onThursday, Sept. 28. Residents and business owners voiced concerns overthe increased density the new Tysons Corner would generate.

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One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 3p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020, TTY: 711.

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WEDNESDAY/OCT. 12An Evening With The Duhks. 7:30

p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. www.jamminjava.com.

India Calling: Returning to myParents’ India. 7 p.m. Stacy C.Sherwood Community Center, 3740Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. MeetAnand Giridharadas, author of IndiaCalling and columnist for the NewYork Times. 703-293-6227, TTY:711.

Fall Frolics. 10:30 a.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAve., McLean. Rhymes, stories andsongs. Age 2-3 with adult. 703-356-0770, TTY: 711.

Toddler Tales. 10:30 a.m. OaktonLibrary, 10304 Lynnhaven Place,Oakton. Stories and activities for youand your toddler. Age 2-3 with adult.703-242-4020, TTY: 711.

Sam Bush. 8 p.m. The Barns at WolfTrap, 1635 Trap Road, Vienna. Afusion of bluegrass with jazz, rock,reggae and more. $35.www.wolftrap.org.

THURSDAY/OCT. 13Todd Wright & Friends: A

Retrospective featuringmembers of the Excentrics, TheGetaway Car and West GoesEast. 8 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

Toddler Time. 10:30 a.m. City ofFairfax Regional Library, 10360North St., Fairfax. Stories, songs,fingerplays and other activities. Age2-3 with adult. 703-293-6227, TTY:711.

One-on-One Computer Tutoring. 2p.m. Oakton Library, 10304Lynnhaven Place, Oakton. Learn thebasics of the Internet, Word andExcel. Call for appointment. Adults.703-242-4020, TTY: 711.

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FRIDAY/OCT. 14HoneyHoney and Joshua James.

6:30 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 MapleAve. E., Vienna.www.jamminjava.com.

“Auntie Mame.” 7:30 p.m. James LeeCommunity Center Theater, 2855Annandale Road, Fall Church. Aneccentric aunt introduces her nephewto a life of madcap parties, sillyescapades and more. $128 adults,$15 students and seniors.www.providenceplayers.org or 703-425-6782.

Friday Afternoon Chess Group. 1p.m. Great Falls Library, 9830Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Playersof all levels welcome. No registrationnecessary. All ages. 703-757-8560,TTY: 711.

English Conversation Group. 10a.m. Patrick Henry Library, 101Maple Ave. East, Vienna. Englishconversation group. Adults. 703-938-0405, TTY: 711.

Pokemon League. 3 p.m. PatrickHenry Library, 101 Maple Ave. East,Vienna. Learn and play. Age 5-18.703-938-0405, TTY: 711.

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SATURDAY/OCT. 15Model Railroad (HO Scale) Open

House and Display. 1-5 p.m.Historic Vienna Depot, 231 DominionRoad NE, Vienna. The layout depictsthe Western North Carolina Railroad(now a portion of the NorfolkSouthern) during the period oftransition from steam to diesel. TheOpen House also features Thomasthe Tank Engine and some of hisfriends. Free, donations accepted.www.nvmr.org or 703-938-5157.

McLean Uncorked: Food and WineFestival. McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.With the Food Network’s AltonBrown and Washington D.C.’s ChefBob Kinkead. Seminars, tastings andmore. 703-790-0123, TTY 711.

*Wine Tasting and Festival. 10a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free generaladmission. $40 per person/$30 taxdistrict residents for wine taster’swristband. Souvenir wine glassincluded. Wine seminars are pricedseparately and advance registration isrequired.

*Wine-and-Dine-Around. 5-10:30p.m. $85 per person/$75 tax districtresidents; advance registration isrequired. Registrants must be 21years or older.

Entertainment

The Vienna Arts Society Gallery, 513 Maple Ave., West inVienna, will display “Exotics et Cetera” from Oct. 4-Nov.12, Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The watercolorsfeatures orchids and other tropical flora by Ruth Ensley,inspired by South America. 703-319-3220 orwww.ViennaArtsSociety.org.

THURSDAY/OCT. 6Workshop for Older Adults

with Chronic HealthConditions. 11 a.m. UnitarianChurch, 2709 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. Take control of yourmedical care and improve yourability to handle the frustration,fatigue, and feelings ofhopelessness that oftenaccompany life with a chronicillness. A series of six weekly two-hour workshops. Sponsored bythe Fairfax Area Agency on Aging,Elderlink and the ShepherdCenter of Oakton/Vienna. 703-281-0538 [email protected].

Chronic Illness WorkshopSeries. 11 a.m. Shepherd’sCenter of Oakton-Vienna, 541Marshall Road, Vienna. First of sixweekly workshops for people withchronic conditions and/or theircaregivers. Free.

[email protected].

TUESDAY/OCT. 11Candidates’ Debate. 7 p.m. Great

Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike.Great Falls. Each candidate will givea five-minute presentation followedby paired debates. The 31stSenatorial District has the only localposition without an [email protected].

*Chairman, Board of Supervisors.Sharon Bulova vs. Spike Williams.

*Dranesville Supervisor. John Foust vs.Dennis Husch.

*31st Dist. Va. State Senator. BarbaraFavola vs. Caren Merrick.

*34th Dist. Va. State Delegate. BarbaraComstock vs. Pamela Danner.

Vienna Tysons Regional Chamberof Commerce TIPS Luncheon.12:15 p.m. Shula’s Steakhouse, 8028Leesburg Pike, in the Tysons CornerMarriott. Every Tuesday. 703-862-

4895.Vienna Area AAUW. 7 p.m. Patrick

Henry Library, 101 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. Lecture by Dr. JanetteKenner Muir, associate professorat George Mason University, on“Power and Influence in theWhite House: The Evolving Roleof First Ladies.” Free, publicinvited. 703-321-7499.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 12Candidates Night: State Senate

and House of Delegates. 7:30p.m. Langley High School, 6520Georgetown Pike, McLean. Hostedby the Greater McLean Chamberof Commerce. [email protected].

Virginia Chronic Pain SupportGroup Meeting. 1:30 p.m. atKaplan Center for IntegrativeMedicine, 6829 Elm St., Suite300, McLean. Group leader, JodiBrayton, LCSW. 703-532-4892.

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Sports

THE FLINT HILL SCHOOL footballteam improved its record to 4-0 on Sat-urday, Oct. 1, with a 14-0 shutout winover visiting St. Anne’s Belfield(Charlottesville). All of Flint Hill’s pointswere scored in the first quarter as theHuskies scored two touchdowns, scoringruns from running back Jonny Reed (10yard TD) and fullback Jerrod Reed 8yards out). Howard’s touchdown cappedFlint Hill’s first possession of the game.For the afternoon, Howard carried theball 18 times for 115 yards. Reed had 11carries for 58 yards.

Through the air, Flint Hill quarterbackAndy Rehberger completed 7-of-11passes for 81 yards. His targets includedwide receiver Chyrstian Brown (twocatches, 27 yards), Howard (two catches,24 yards) and wide receiver NickBazzarone (two catches, 17 yards).

Defensively for the Huskies, Brown, amember of the secondary, had an inter-ception. Other big games came from freesafety Ben Kase, who had an intercep-tion, a sack, and 10 tackles; tackle Larry

Chambers (nine tackles); end JaredLuebbers (five tackles, one sack, one fumblerecovery); and linebacker Dominique Chest-nut (nine tackles).

Hunter Windmuller, Flint Hill’s punter,gave the special teams a boost with threepunts of 60, 49, and 47 yards, the latter ofwhich pinned St. Anne’s at their own 7-yardline.

On Friday, Oct. 7, at 4 p.m.,Flint Hill will host fellow un-beaten private school opponentBishop Ireton (5-0).

RAIN DELAYS resulted in tennis compe-tition postponements at the Northern Vir-ginia Senior Olympics (NVS0) on the weekof Sept. 19. However some mixed doublesplay did get in the following week, on Fri-day, Sept. 30, at Wakefield District Park inAnnandale.

Gold medalists in men’s singles includedMcLean’s Dell Pendergrast (70-79 agegroup) and Burke’s Phil Case (80-89). Inmen’s doubles, gold medals went to the duoof Robert Howe (Alexandria) and Fairfax’s

Cecil Case in the 50-59 age bracket; as wellas the teams of Fairfax duo Michael Eberand Nelson Kieff (60-69 division); Burke’sduo of Phil Doherty and Robert Shellhouse(70-79); and the twosome of Case and TomJacobs (80-89). On the women’s side, theduo of Joan Lithicum (Aldie, Va.) andSpringfield’s Kelley McCaffey were cham-

pions. In mixed doubles, Fairfax’sChuck Tomkin and Lithiumteamed for a gold medal.

The NVSO Games officiallyconcluded on Wednesday, Sept. 28 afterthree days of pickleball competition at theThomas Jefferson Community Center in Ar-lington.

Burke’s Del Wilson, a pickleball competi-tor in the men’s 70-79 age division, de-scribed the sport as being “the fastest grow-ing senior sport in the country.ºSimply put,pickleball is a modified tennis game playedon a badminton court with a lower net,ºcomposite board paddle and a wiffle-likeball.”

Wilson also said that pickleball groupsare springing up all around Northern Vir-

ginia and seniors should contact theirlocal recreation departments for centersoffering pickleball classes and on-goingplay

Gold medal winners in the pickleballcompetition included: Wilson (men’s 70-79); Wilson and Arlington’s J.T. Price(70-79, men’s doubles); Arlington’sMarian Lapp and McLean’s KarenPearson (60-69, women’s doubles);McLean’s Karen Pearson and Arlington’sJames Hewitt (60-69, mixed doubles);and Springfield’s Lynn O’Connor and RoyO’Connor (75-79, mixed doubles).

Over 600º seniors participated in the2011 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics.

THE RESTON YOUTH ASSOCIA-TION (RYA) will celebrate a “pink out”day of youth football action in games atLake Fairfax this Saturday.ºThe specialday of youth football will benefit thefight against women’s breast cancer.There will be raffles, food, and the sell-ing of merchandise, all to benefit can-cer research.

Sports Notes

By Rich Sanders

The Connection

It did not come easily for theMcLean High football team lastweek, but the Highlanderssnapped a two-game losing skid

by defeating Marshall, 20-19, in a Lib-erty District Friday home game.

McLean (3-2), which had lost closedistrict games to Fairfax, 19-16 inovertime, and Madison, 17-16, overthe prior two weeks, earned its firstdistrict victory of the season with theone point win over the Statesmen (1-4).

Four of McLean’s five games thus farhave been decided by three points orless, and three of those games weredecided by a single point. The onlylopsided affair was a 24-6 Highlanderwin over Falls Church in week two.

The game with Marshall was an-other typically close encounter ofwhich McLean was involved in.

“I was definitely proud that the kidsplayed down to the wire for anotherweek and were able to putt-out thewin,” said McLean coach Jim Patrick. “I feellike we are a couple plays away from being5-0.”

But Patrick also saw the other side of that.“I guess you could say we are a couple

plays away from being 1-4, too.”Both McLean and Marshall ran the foot-

ball with success in Friday’s meeting. TheHighlanders had big running games fromboth Hunter Eckrod (nine carries, 105yards) and Ryan McColgan (13 carries, 93yards). Both ball carriers found the endzone. McColgan, a senior, scored a pair of

touchdowns, the first from 42 yards out inthe second quarter to break a scoreless tie,and the latter coming from a yard out inthe third quarter. Eckrod, a junior, broke freefor a 65-yard touchdown run which ac-counted for the game’s lone fourth quarterscore.

Marshall quarterback Danny Mendezrushed for a game-high 142 yards on 14carries. His 16-yard scoring run tied thegame at 7-7 in the second quarter and thatwas still the score at halftime.

THE STATESMEN got a defensive touch-down in the third quarter and got onto thescoreboard again when Mendez connectedwith receiver Luigi Fernandez for a 30-yardscoring strike to make it 19-7 Marshall.

McLean got within 19-14 on McColgan’s1-yard touchdown run in the third quarterbefore the Highlanders struck in the finalquarter on Eckrod’s long scoring run. Fol-lowing the touchdown, McLean’s two-pointconversion attempt failed but the Highland-ers still had the lead at 20-19.

“Marshall had a strong game plan, but I

was proud how we were able toexecute when it counted,” saidPatrick.

McLean will play a Thursdaynight district game this week atSouth Lakes. The Seahawks are0-5 and coming off a tough 21-19 loss at non-Northern Regionopponent Louisa County (Min-eral, Va.), a Region II memberof the Jefferson District.

The Highlanders know theycannot take any opponent for

granted and will be looking to im-prove to 4-2 before having to face twoof the Northern Region’s best teamsthe following two weeks inCentreville (Oct. 14) and StoneBridge (Oct. 21).

“We will have a tough match upwith South Lakes this Thursday,” saidCoach Patrick. “They found some realoffensive success last week versusLouisa County, and have very explo-sive potential. I think we are going tohave our hands full defending them.”

Marshall High gave McLean a close game last Friday night. The Statesmen (1-4)will be at home against Fairfax this Thursday night.

Highlanders Edge Tough Marshall Squad, 20-19Fourth quarter touchdown run by Eckrod helps Highlanders improve to 3-2.

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“I was definitelyproud that the kidsplayed down to thewire for another weekand were able to putt-out the win.”

— McLean coach Jim Patrick


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On Sunday, Sept. 18, Cub Scoutsfrom Pack 1867, of McLean, pro-vided the color guard during theWashington Nationals gameagainst the Florida Marlins. ScoutsRyan Hooper, Duncan Andrews,Adam Dietrich and Eric Mizusawa,were selected at random to repre-sent the Pack. One Scout was se-lected from each den (Wolf, Bear,Webelos I and Webelos II).

Several days before the game,the Scouts drilled with AssistantCubmaster Joel Timmins and un-derwent a uniform inspection withCubmaster John Dietrich. TheScouts knew that they might be onthe Jumbotron before thousandsof fans and wanted their uniformsto be in perfect condition, andtheir drill to be precise. ScoutDuncan was to carry the Ameri-can flag while Scout Adam wouldcarry the flag of Pack 1867. ScoutsRyan and Eric would escort theflags and stand at attention. ThePack 1867 flag is ornamented withnumerous awards and honors thePack has won over the years.

On the morning of the game,Scouts and parents from many lo-cal Packs were invited to a pre-game parade around the field bythe Washington Nationals in honor

of Scout Day 2011. Ten minutesbefore game time, the Scoutsmarched onto the field and stoodat attention while the nationalanthem was performed by localsinger D.C. Washington. Theirfaces flashed briefly on the

Jumbotron along with those of theWashington Nats, Florida Marlinsand fans in attendance. After theanthem, the Scouts retired the col-ors and enjoyed the game. TheNats won by a score of 4-3.

Pack 1867, chartered by St.

Four Scouts, from left, Ryan Hooper, Duncan Andrews, Adam Dietrich and EricMizusawa, were selected at random to represent Pack 1867.

Dunstan’s Episcopal Church inMcLean, is in the Chain BridgeDistrict, National Capital AreaCounsel of the Cub Scouts.Cubmaster John Dietrich can becontacted [email protected].

McLean Scouts Provide Honor Guard at Nats GamePhoto Contributed

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James McGrath ofMcLean has been selected tobe a McDonough Scholar atMarietta College this fall.The program helps studentsgain a deeper understandingof leadership, practice lead-ership skills and grow as en-gaged leaders.

Ten Langley High Schoolstudents have been named as2011 National Merit Schol-arship Semifinalists: AllisonS. Brady, SabaEskandarian, Jimmy J.Fang, Jamison G. Fox-Canning, Nathaniel C.Howe, Dylan J. Kriz,Debbie R. Pan, SpencerC. Shabshab, Holliday L.Shuler and Andrew J.Stewart.

Six McLean High Schoolstudents have been named as2011 National Merit Schol-arship Semifinalists: Nana-Kwabena A. Abrefah,Daniel J. Lee, Eric R.Leimkuhler, ElizabethMcGrady, Justin Namand Brian Tong.

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Or maybe not. Such is life as a cancerpatient. The other day I received a call frommy oncology nurse advising me of an ele-vated level of something from my previousday’s monthly, pre-chemotherapy lab work(blood and urine). This is in fact the exactreason for this pre-chemotherapy lab work:to monitor. And during my now 30 months ofit, receiving such advisories has not beenuncommon; it has happened half a dozentimes, approximately, for a variety of reasons:low white blood cell count, as well asincreased levels of bilirubin, creatinin, potas-sium, protein. Consequences have rangedfrom delaying that particular week’s chemo-therapy to emergency-type doctor’s appoint-ments – that same day, to adjustments inmedication (adding or subtracting or chang-ing altogether) and/or re-tests to confirm theabnormal readings, and of course lifestyleand diet suggestions. In summary, I havefared pretty well, having survived all of it,many months beyond the original timeline asinitially projected by my oncologist back inFeb., 2009.

Fortunately, so far, the previous irregulari-ties in my lab work have always returned tonormal, either after a re-test or the passage oftime. However, any abnormalities havealways been cause for concern, for doctorand patient alike. Similarly, any change orworsening of symptoms/behavior, especiallybreathing and/or coughing (which diagnosisto date, have remained non-issues, thankGod!) have likewise been carefully noted.Through it all, my body has tolerated thetreatment exceptionally well and been fairlyresilient, which presumably has contributedto my rather ordinary life, post diagnosis.Nevertheless, 30 months into it, I’m begin-ning to have a bit more difficulty mentally,shrugging off this most recent result. At somepoint, either the poisonous nature of the che-motherapy or the multiple malignant tumorsin my lungs (currently characterized as in “pa-rtial stable remission”) have to have a harmfuleffect, don’t they? I mean, stage IV lung can-cer is, well; there is no stage V, so soonerrather than later, one would presume thatyou know what is going to hit the fan, figura-tively speaking, and when it does, it may be,as they say in Massachusetts: “Katie bar thedoor.”

As much as I want to believe I’m immuneto cancer’s effects, there’s a logical Librainside of me scaling this mental mountainevery day, wondering: when? And statisticalanomalies aside, what I have is incurable,according to my oncologist, as told to me onthat fateful day back in February, 2009.Presumably, what’s not making me stronger isin fact killing me – to turn a phrase com-pletely around. And try as I might to ignorecertain facts and pretend that what ails me,doesn’t, calls from my oncology nurse withprecautionary indications of something orother upset my apple cart. An apple cart Ididn’t even know I had but one that I cling toevery day, apparently without realizing it.

Let’s be realistic here, I have to cling tosomething. I can’t be expected to skatethrough this diagnosis/prognosis like I’mAlexander Ovechkin on holiday. This is noholiday. This is a hell of a day, especiallywhen my lab work generates a “Kenny, howare you feeling”-type call. As experienced as Inow am at receiving these calls, the arrival ofthem is still unsettling. Thankfully, diagnosisto date, the blips in the miscellaneous levelsof whatever that have appeared in my bloodand urine have always returned to acceptablelevels within very short order. One day,sooner than I care to admit, that has tochange, doesn’t it?

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TRUSTEE'S SALEOF VALUABLE

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE

Improved by the premises known as6616 Melrose Drive, McLean, Virginia

In execution of a Deed of Trust from Ana Maria V. Clarke and Paul F. Clarke, Jr., dated October 18, 2010, and recorded No-vember 20, 2010, in Deed Book 21361 at page 78 among the Land Records of Fairfax County County, Virginia, the under-signed substitute trustee will offer for sale at public auction at the front entrance of the Judicial Center for Fairfax County County, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Virginia, on

Friday, October 7, 2011 at 9:30 a.m.

the following property being the property contained in said Deed of Trust, described as follows:

Lots 38, 39 and 40, Section B, Water Heights Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Deed Book T-9 at page 247, among the Land Records of Fairfax County County, Virginia.

Commonly known as 6616 Melrose Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101.

TERMS OF SALE: A deposit of $100,000.00 or ten percent (10%) of the sale price, whichever amount is less, in the form of cash or its equivalent will be required of the purchaser at the time and place of sale; the balance of the purchase money be-ing due and payable within fifteen (15) days after sale, time ex-pressly being of the essence, with interest at the rate of 4.0 percent per annum from date of sale to date of settlement. Provided, however, that if the holder of the secured promissory note is the successful bidder at the sale, no cash deposit shall be required, and part of or the entire indebtedness, including interest and costs, secured by the Deed of Trust, may be set off against the purchase price.

Any defaulting purchaser shall forfeit the deposit and stand the risk and cost of resale.

Sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and re-strictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real es-tate. Sale is further subject to mechanic's and/or material-man's liens of record and not of record. The property will be sold subject to all conditions, covenants, restrictions, rights of redemption of federal lienholders or encumbrances, and agree-ments of record affecting the same, if any.

In the event the undersigned trustee is unable to convey to the purchaser good title, then purchaser's sole and exclusive rem-edy shall be in the refund of the deposit paid at the time of sale.

The subject property and all improvements thereon will be sold in "as is" condition without warranty of any kind. Purchaser shall be responsible for any and all building and/or zoning code violations whether of record or not of record, as well as for all unpaid and enforceable homeowners' or condominium owners' association dues and assessments, if any. Purchaser also shall be responsible for obtaining possession of the property at his/her expense. Purchaser shall assume the risk of loss and shall be responsible for any damage, vandalism, theft, destruc-tion, or the like, of or to the property occurring after the time of sale. Conveyance will be by special warranty deed. Convey-ancing, recording, transfer taxes, notary fees, examination of ti-tle, state stamps, and all other costs of conveyance are to be at the expense of purchaser. State and local taxes, public charges, and special or regular assessments, if any, shall be adjusted to the date of sale and thereafter shall be assumed by the purchaser.

The undersigned trustee unconditionally reserves the right: (i) to waive the deposit requirement; (ii) to approve or disapprove the creditworthiness of any bidder and/or purchaser; (iii) to withdraw the property from sale at any time prior to termination of the bidding; (iv) to extend the time for bidding; (v) to reject any or all bids; (vi) to postpone or set over the date or time of sale; and (vii) to extend the period of time for settlement here-under.

Additional terms and conditions of sale may be announced at the time of sale.

DAVID N. PRENSKYSubstitute Trustee

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:David N. PrenskyChasen & Chasen5225 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #500Washington, D.C. 20015(202) 244-4000


Holly Kessler of Manassas stuffs herscarecrow at the Fall for FairfaxKidsfest on Sunday, Oct. 2, at theFairfax County Government Center.

Connor Lygon of Burke checks outsome of the communications gearon the Fairfax County Fire andRescue Department Mobile Com-mand Post, on display at the Sun-day, Oct. 2, Fall for Fairfax Kidsfestat the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter. The Mobile Command Post,stationed in Merrifield at Station30, is a large vehicle outfitted witha variety of computers, network-ing, video and communicationsequipment that firefighters used tofacilitate operations and interde-partmental cooperation duringlarge incidents.

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Fun Despite the RainRain fails to dampenspirits at Oct. 2 Fallfor Fairfax Kidsfest.

Shea Bader and his son Charles Bader of Alexandriacontemplate one of the llamas in the petting zoo atthe Sunday, Oct. 2, Fall for Fairfax Kidsfest at theFairfax County Government Center.

The train tables were a hub of activity for the youngerset escaping the rain during the Sunday, Oct. 2, Fallfor Fairfax Kidsfest at the Fairfax County GovernmentCenter. Brothers Ethan Henry Baker of Fairfax weretwo of many children entertained by the display.

Joey Kidd gives Firefighter Lawrence Ellison a high-five after learningabout the nozzles that the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Departmentuses on their pumper truck at the Sunday, Oct. 2, Fall for Fairfax Kidsfestat the Fairfax County Government Center. Ellison hails from Station 30out of Merrifield.

Volunteers Allison and JessicaPereira of Alexandria button thejeans of a soon-to-be scarecrow atthe Fall for Fairfax Kidsfest onSunday, Oct. 2, at the FairfaxCounty Government Center.

Samantha Reiser of Oakton takes apony ride behind the FairfaxCounty Government center at theSunday, Oct. 2, Fall for FairfaxKidsfest.Photos by Deb Cobb/The Connection


ALEXANDRIA............................................703-823-0800456 S. Pickett St.

(Corner of Edsall & South Pickett)

BURKE.........................................................703-425-44005663 Burke Centre Pkwy.

(Rt. 123 & Burke Center Pkwy., Behind McDonald’s)

CHANTILLY...............................................703-631-380014154-C Willard Rd.

FAIRFAX CITY...........................................703-978-4500(Economy Auto Parts) 3855 Pickett Rd.

FALLS CHURCH........................................703-534-1200431 S. Maple Ave.

(near intersection of Lee Hwy. & Rt. 7)

HERNDON...................................................703-707-080023070 Oak Grove Rd. #100

(Corner of Rt. 606 & Oak Grove Rd.)

FAIRFAX......................................................703-591-650010912 Lee Hwy.

MERRIFIELD.............................................703-560-1560(Machine Shop) 703-560-0813

8701 Lee Hwy.

NEWINGTON.............................................703-339-83008196-A Terminal Rd.

(Fairfax County Pkwy. at Terminal Rd.)

STERLING..................................................703-450-6600(LOUDOUN)................................................703-444-5096

47060 Harry F. Byrd Hwy.(Rt. 7 at Dranesville Rd.)

VIENNA.......................................................703-281-5700121 Church St., N.E.(Behind Vienna Inn)

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MANASSAS/EUCLID AVE......703-368-7106(Metro).........................................703-631-1125

(Champ Auto Parts) 9088 Euclid Ave.

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(Economy Auto Parts) 8106 Sudley Rd.

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